Accounting device.



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APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 7, 1912.v 1,053,052. Patented Feb. 11,1913.

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Specicat'on of Letters Patent. Applicatidnled March 7, 1912. Serial No.682,325.

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Be it knownthat we, CHARLES H Mo KINNEY and HENRY Home, citizensgoftheUnited States, residing at Helena,'iifir`^the county of Lewis and Clarkand State -of` Mont-ana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements. in Accounting Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to accounting ap- 4pliances for keeping accountof credits,

debits, daily sales, etc., without .requiring other entries than thosealready made when makingup and filling orders for goods.

An object of the present invention .is to provide a cabinet drawerhaving a plurality of rearwardly inclining pivoted leaves, each equippedwith traysfor the reception "of individual credit slips or the like, theslips being held fast to the trays through the' inf' strumentality ofnovel spring,l controlled designation plates, the leaves being so se'-cured in the drawer that all of the designa- 5 tion plates areexposed'to view. I A second object of the invention is to provide novelmeansfor attaching' thehinged leaves to the sides of the drawer sol thatthe leaves may be `readilyv removed when desired, this means furthermoreso securing the leaves as to positively prevent of their falling voutfrom the drawer should the latter be dropped upon withdrawal from thefile cabinet.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction Aand combination of parts herei inafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various lmodificationsmay be made in the minor details'of construction within the scope ofthe'- appended Inthe accompanying' drawings fomning part of this`specificationg-lilgu're l 1s' a planv view of the device. Fig. 21s adetail perspective view. of one of the leaves. Fig.

3 is alfragmentary perspective view showing the-manner of securing. theleaves.

Referring now to the drawings 1n which like characters of referencedesignate' similar parte, the device includes a drawer havinga front'wall 10, rear wall 1,and side walls 12, and arranged in this drawer area plurality of rearwardly incllning hinged leaves 13 which will now bedescribed indet-ail.

Each leaf consists of a slngle sheet of Patented Feb. inicia,

metallt .the lower edge of which is bent at `a right angle and forma4ledge l5, and the end edges of which are 'bent-at a right'angle totheledge 'as shown at 16, the upper edge ofthe leaf being bent back uponitself to formiahead 17, there being thumb notch-es` Arranged on theleaf are parallel strips 19 'spaced apart sufiiciently aodivide the leafinto compartments of sufficient Ysize to ref' ceivethe credit slips 20,the thumb 'notchesy ,18'lfor1ned at spaced intervals in-the bead.

being arranged on the center line of each'v compartment.

For hingedly securing each leafin posi'` tion, a plurality of straps 21are fixed to-` the rear face of the leaf and extend below the bottomofthe leaf, being tliere bent back to form hinge eyes 22' through which asingle pintle 23 is passed, the ends of lthe pintleprojecting beyondthel ends of the leafY and lbeing journaled in the4 sides of the', f

ing the leaves to the sides, the leaves can-not become displaced fromthe drawer should the latter be .accidentally dropped and thatfurthermore uponremoval 'of either one of the angle iron strips anyparticular leaf may be bodily detached froin the drawer when' desired.

For retaining the creda Slips in their' respective compartments, weprovide 4a plurality of clamps, each consist-ing of a single length ofresilient wire 29 bent centrally upon itself to form Va substantiallyoblong forming the lower side of the, oblong loop being bent so as toconverge as shown at 31, thence being extended in ,divergentrelation asshown at 32, thence being extended in parallelism as shown at 33, theseparallel portions seating in notches 34. formed in the shelf l5, theterminals beigig finally wrapped about the pintle as shown at 35, andthe open loop 30those portions of the` wire extreme ends directed ltobear against the rear side of the shelf as shown at 36to fol'm springs.Y iv' An oblong blank of material 37 is bent vterminally to yformeyes'f38'whic'h encircle the ends of the vopen loo ,the longitudinaledges of the blankb'eing ent overthe body of theblanjk to formv 'grodvesfor the recept tion of adesignation s li 39,the 4grooveon 'the upperside-ofthe b ank` embraoingjthe upper side ofthe vopen loop asshown. The,clamp formed as above described presses the' related-'creditv slipv`against' the leaf 14:,` re- Inoval of the leaf bein effected'byinsertingthe'ftliur'nb orforef ner in the "related thumb notch, and rocking ltheclampoutagainst and'spacing the next adjacentleaf l A so thatanyparticular leaf may be readily.

raspe'd for roekingto open position wherey'jto expose the v'leaf next inrear 'for exarnir lnation of thedesired credit slip thereon. Theyrearmost leaf bears against therein*- of the drawer and vmaintains allofthe 'a turning shaft,

f leaves at such anfangle that the designation" slips thereof areexposed at'all tiines for in-l spection so that any desired credit slipmay -be easily and quickly examined,

leaf engaging'Landcoaeting with said ledge 1n forming a compartment,Vvthere being a,

thumbnotch formedinthe upper edge of said leaf,lthere' being spacednotches formed said thumb notol1 ,a clamp comprisingl a wire loop'having the Iegsengaged through saidv ledge notches' and' terminallyWrapped about said shaft .thence directed to engage v.the underneathlface of-'said leaf to form a sprin", `and a designation plate carriedinl the blght of said loopin"registration with v said thumb-notch.- l. v

In testimony whereof we aix our signatures, lin the Vpre'ser'iee of twoWitnesses.

' #CHARLES MCKINNEY. HENRY HQULE. l l Witnesses: Gr. W. PFAFF, J; H.BnAss.

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